Storm pounds Midwest, eyes Northeast

KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - A major winter storm headed northeast into the U.S. Great Lakes on Friday and threatened New England after blanketing states from Minnesota to Ohio with blinding snow, sleet and freezing rain.

The storm dumped more than a foot of snow in Kansas on Thursday, forcing airports to cancel hundreds of flights and stranding motorists on highways.

Nollywood Veteran actor,Justus Esiri is dead

Wow! Nollywood veteran actor,Justus Esiri has passed on a few hours ago due to complications arising from Diabeties.

 The father of Mavin artiste,Dr Sid(as pictured above)actor who shot to limelight with several movies like the Village Headmaster,died in a Lagos hospital.

These wanton deaths in the Nigerian Entertainment industry just sends a chill down my spine...

May he RIP

Rihanna smokes blunt in a bikini

Well,they don't call her bad gal Riri for nothing.She's rumored to have broken up with Chris Brown again as they spent valentines day apart ..so she did what she knows how to do best..flaunt her sexy body.

Michael Jackson's son lands high-profile gig

Prince Michael Jackson is moonwalking into the entertainment industry at the age of 16.

"Entertainment Tonight" has hired Michael Jackson's eldest son as its newest correspondent.  He has already interviewed "Oz the Great and Powerful" stars James Franco and Zach Braff, alongside director Sam Raimi. 

Justin Bieber's ex sports daring red-carpet style

It’s no secret that Justin Bieber’s ex-girlfriend Selena Gomez is gorgeous. But when she strutted her stuff on the red carpet at the premiere of “Spring Breakers” in Paris on Monday wearing a blue mini dress with a plunging back, she definitely showed the Biebs what he’s missing. And it’s clear she’s not crying over her ex!

Selena’s sultry dress was a true head-turner, and her co-stars Ashley Benson, Vanessa Hudgens, and Rachel Korine also looked stunning in their Monday best. Check out this vid to see all of the beauties rock it down the red carpet!

originally found:    http://omg.yahoo.com/blogs/celeb-news/justin-bieber-ex-selena-wows-spring-breakers-red-200310312.html

'The uglier the better' '90s style is back

The '90s are back, and they're bringing their overallsNineties style has returned in a big way, with flannel shirts, floral babydolls, and Dr. Martens combat boots slowly taking over our wardrobes. But there's one item we wore in the 1990s we truly haven't missed: overalls. Remember wearing overalls?! We had long ones, short ones, skirt ones, colorful ones, corduroy ones. Sometimes we'd even leave one strap unbuckled for cool points. (We know, these are memories best left forgotten.) We've seen them pop up again from time to time, but thankfully they never caught on. Then 3.1 Phillip Lim, one of the hottest, trend-setting designer brands, sent multiple pairs of overalls down the spring runways in pink suede, and even black leather! Ugh. They just hit retailers for a whopping $1,400 and are astonishingly already sold out. Other designers have followed suit, as Moschino, Isabel Marant, and MM6 by Maison Martin Margiela all have overalls in their spring collections, and bigger mass brands like Guess, Diesel, Joe's Jeans, AG Adriano Goldschmied, Free People, and American Apparel have jumped on board too.

Who could be Crazier than this guy?

Sorry, but I personally think this is the craziest person existing on this earth at present. What's your view of this video?

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How to BOOST you relationship in 6 Seconds

These scenarios that come along with a busy lifestyle are familiar to most of us: When your date arrives at your place while you’re in the middle of an important phone call, you gesture for this person to come in and finally get around to greeting each other 10 minutes later, still feeling a bit frazzled from your conversation. Or maybe you just spent a great weekend together, but when it’s time to say goodbye, you realize that you’re running late for an appointment — so you rush out the door in a hurry, barely kissing your date goodbye. 

A heart transplant has sparked a romance

A heart transplant has sparked a romance between the donor’s sister and the recipient. "I didn’t have any words to describe it, it was just this, you know, connection,” Erin Roberts said.

Erin’s brother, Kellen Roberts, was on a trip to Sioux Falls, S.D., when he hit his head on March 7, 2005.
The free-spirited Seattle resident, who was an organ donor,  died in South Dakota.  In nearby Minneapolis,  17-year-old Connor Rabinowitz was waiting, hoping for a new heart.

“I just wish he could know how grateful I am for him,” Rabinowitz said.
The transplant was a success, and with a second chance at life, Rabinowitz said he needed to find out about the man who saved him.
When Connor and Kellen’s sister, Erin, met for the first time, they told  said they fell in love instantly.
The couple shared their story with ABC News’ Seattle affiliate KOMO.
“I have it vividly in my head… just looking over, feeling her mom hug me, and just staring into her eyes,” Connor said.
For Erin,  the moment was “priceless”.
“To know that a part of something you loved so much can continue on, but not just continue on in existence, but be the life force for someone else,” she said. “I don’t know if there’s any words to describe that.

'After dating him for a few years, I asked Charly Boy to marry me or I would leave' - Lady Di

Below is what she said during a recent interview sent exclusively to me...

I dated Charles for a few years before I proposed to him to marry me, else I would leave. He was getting too comfortable with just dating me because marriage wasn’t really on his mind. You know, he hasn’t been lucky in that department. During my first visit to Nigeria, I met his wonderful family and it was clear he was coming from a very strict Christian background. His family was a very spiritual one with high sense of morality and values, there was no way some of that wouldn’t have robbed off on Charles. I just fell in love with him and his close nit family. Since then, they have been ever so kind and loving to me. I just thank God.

Who is Django and why is he 'unchained'?

Jamie Foxx's character was named after a '60s spaghetti-western gunslinger.

Quentin Tarantino typically draws inspiration from an array of sources for his films, and "Django Unchained" is no exception. The title character gets his name from the 1966 spaghetti Western "Django," about a coffin-dragging gunslinger played by Franco Nero,who has a cameo in last year's film. Tarantino also may have drawn inspiration from another Italian film, 1959's "Hercules Unchained." And depending on how deep you want to go, there's a theory that Foxx's blue suit and the title are a combined tribute to the inventor of an early 20th-century camera technique.
originally found:   http://movies.yahoo.com/photos/oscars-2013-meanings-behind-oscar-movie-titles-explained-1361045867-slideshow/

Scouts drooling over raw, superathletic star

Is the answer to the NFL's present trend of run-option quarterbacks a guy with almost no football past?

That is the daunting question revolving around BYU defensive lineman Ezekial "Ziggy" Ansah. In so many ways, Ansah is the latest version of Jason Pierre-Paul, a tall, fast and uber-athletic defensive end who didn't have much experience with the game. The difference is that Ansah not only has even less football experience than Pierre-Paul, but also Ansah has less experience with this country and its growing fascination with the game.

Ezekiel Ansah has the size and speed NFL teams crave. (Getty Images)"It is crazy, to go from where I was a year ago to how much people are paying attention to me," Ansah said in his slightly halting English that reverberates through his kettle-drum voice. Ansah is viewed much like Pierre-Paul in 2010, a mid-first-round pick (Pierre, from South Florida, went No. 15 overall to the New York Giants) with high upside and lots of risk.

To hear Senior Bowl Executive Director and former longtime NFL scout and executive Phil Savage talk about Ansah, the top 10 appears to be a sure thing heading into the NFL Scouting Combine, which starts this week in Indianapolis.

"I'm thinking that maybe even the top five with the way that teams are so desperate to adjust what they're doing for all these read-option quarterbacks," said Savage, who watched Ansah take over the Senior Bowl last month as if he were already a level better than the competition. "You're going to need guys on the defensive line who can chase those guys down. Ansah is that guy."

Ansah finished the Senior Bowl with seven tackles, including 3 ½ for losses (1 ½ were sacks), and forced a fumble from Syracuse quarterback Ryan Nassib. Savage and many other observers said he was clearly the best player in the game.

Tragedy on couple's one-of-a-kind trip

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  LONDON (AP) — A British couple's round-the-world cycling odyssey ended in tragedy when both of them were killed in a road accident in Thailand.

  Peter Root and Mary Thompson, who had been chronicling their journey in a blog, died Wednesday when they were hit by a pickup truck in a province east of Bangkok, Thai police said Monday.

  The couple, both 34 and from Guernsey in the Channel Islands, left Britain in July 2011 and had cycled through Europe, the Middle East, Central Asia and China.

Katherine Webb's weird pic with NBA legend

Following the All-Star weekend, just about all of the NBA's news-makers and news-gatherers are in transit, taking advantage of the lone day off between now and the end of the regular season. Because of that, and because we've already gone over some the league's bigger storylines in 3300-word detail, we now present to you a picture of Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar posing with Katherine Webb (whom you might know from Brent Musberger's leering portrayal of her over a month ago), while Kareem wears a Darth Vader mask:

(Courtesy twitter.com/kaj33)

Hundreds hurt as meteorite bangs Russia

CHELYABINSK, Russia (Reuters) - More than 500 people were injured when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over central Russia on Friday, sending fireballs crashing to Earth, shattering windows and damaging buildings.

College player gives up football game for love

(USA Today Sports Images)On this Valentine's Day, the Cleveland Plain Dealer delivered a touching story of true, unconditional love.

Will Ferrell Ejects Shaq O'Neal Out of Lakers Game

(Photo : Conan Video Still) Will Ferrell reacting to Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson Breakup over affair with Rupert Sanders on Conan August 2, 2012.

Comedic actor Will Ferrell drew inspiration from the former hit MTV series Punk'd, a show in which host Ashton Kutcher orchestrated pranks on random celebrities, to carry out a recent prank of his own.
During Tuesday night' Los Angeles Lakers vs. Phoenix Suns basketball game in LA, Ferrell donned a red coat, stood courtside in the Staples Center and pretending to be a security guard. Ferrell then walked up to former Laker Shaquille O'Neal, who was watching the game from his courtside seat, and pretended to eject him from the arena.Standing at 7-foot-1 and weighing 325 pounds, the former Laker center was a towering presence over the comedian but Ferrell kept a totally straight face as he approached O'Neal.
O'Neal must have been taken back by Ferrell's thick mustache, or he was in on the prank, because he immediately placed both of his hands behind his back and pretended to be handcuffed. O'Neal then has a depressed expression on his face as he looked down and eventually walked out of the game.
Watch the video here and see how everything actually played out.

As a first overall pick in the 1992 NBA Draft, O'Neal quickly became one of the top centers in the league, spending the majority of his professional ball-playing career with the Los Angeles Lakers. He is now a sports commentator on Inside the NBA.
Ferrell developed his acting chops first as a cast member of Saturday Night Live then eventually becoming a box-office favorite from such movies as Old School, Step Brothers and The Other Guys.
The moment at the Staples Center was both strange and amusing, and the Lakers went on to defeat the Suns 91-85.
Originally found:   http://www.enstarz.com/articles/13182/20130213/will-ferrell-ejects-shaq-oneal-out-lakers-game-plays-security-guard-watch-video.htm

Apple cuts MacBook Prices

Computerworld - Apple today dropped prices of its Retina-equipped 13-in. MacBook Pro by as much as $300, and lowered the price of its top-end MacBook Air by $100.

'Blade Runner' arrested in fatal shooting

Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee "Blade Runner" who inspired the world by competing as a sprinter in the London Olympics, is under police custody Thursday after allegedly shooting and killing his girlfriend, who he may have mistaken for an intruder, according to the South African news agency News24.

Oscar Pistorius competed in the London Olympics and Paralympics. (Reuters)A Pretoria police captain confirmed to News24 that the woman, Pistorius’ girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, was shot in both the head and arm and died at the scene. It is believed four shots were fired, and police say a 9mm pistol was recovered from the home in the suburban Silverwoods Country Estate's area of Pretoria, the nation’s capital.

Pistorius was brought into custody soon after for additional questioning over the circumstances of the death. He is expected to appear in Pretoria Magistrate court on Thursday according to News24.
Additional details were not immediately available.
Pistorius, 26, was born without fibula in both legs, yet was determined to lead a normal life despite having his legs amputated below the knee.

New SARS-like virus spreading

LONDON (Reuters) - A third patient in Britain has contracted a new SARS-like virus, becoming the second confirmed British case in a week and showing the deadly infection is being spread from person to person, health officials said on Wednesday.

The latest case, in a man from the same family as another patient, brings the worldwide number of confirmed infections with the new virus - known as novel coronavirus, or NCoV - to 11.

Weird 'hood ornament' spotted on Mars

NASA's Mars rover Curiosity has photographed a shiny, metallic-looking object that bears a passing resemblance to a door handle or a hood ornament.

Sizzling images from Rio's Carnival

Revellers from Paraiso do Tuiuti samba school dance during the second night of the A Group annual Carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro's Sambadrome February 9, 2013. The samba school which wins the A Group will parade with the top samba groups at the Special Group performance in 2014. REUTERS/Pilar Olivares (BRAZIL - Tags: SOCIETY)

Jennifer Lopez's dress pushes the limits

Drink that can lead to diabetes

Why do we keep drinking diet soda? (Photo: Getty Images)

Yet another study confirms what people have been saying for ages: Stop drinking diet soda. Like, right now. Drinking just one 12-ounce can of an artificially sweetened fizzy drink per week can increase your risk of Type 2 diabetes by 33 percent, French researchers found. And given that most people don't stop at a single weekly serving, your real risk for diabetes could actually be much higher.

Monster blizzard blasts into the Northeast

Residents across the Northeastern U.S. are bracing this weekend for what forecasters are calling adangerous and potentially historic snowstorm . The blizzard, which the Weather Channel has dubbed "Nemo," is expected to dump 10 to 15 inches of snow in New York City and two to three feet in Boston.

Yahoo News is tracking the storm with live updates from our reporters, editors and readers. Please join the conversation with details and photos from your neighborhood. We will also be publishing select tweets from forecasters, elected officials, storm chasers and first responders.

Hunt for ex-cop continues amid snowstorm

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (AP) — Authorities hunting for a former Los Angeles police officer suspected of going on a deadly rampage expect to wrap up their search of cabins in a Southern California mountain resort town by nightfall.

Northeast preps for monster snowstorm

BOSTON (AP) — A major winter storm heading toward New England may not be one for the record books, but even some of the nation's snow-hardiest people should proceed with caution, according to at least one expert.

Critical problem for Iditarod dogsled race

As mushers prepare for the Iditarod, Alaska's world-famous,1,000-plus-mile dogsled race, they are finding that one key ingredient is missing: snow.

In Fairbanks, Alaska, where many mushers train, the snowpack is 21 percent of average, and a number of Iditarod qualifying races have been postponed, rerouted, or canceled due to a lack of snow, according to The New York Times.

"It's raining and not snowing," musher Luan Marques told the Times during a training run that involved avoiding puddles on the trail. "That's not good."

Player who inspired famous character dies

The classic baseball film "A League of Their Own" immortalized the life of Lavonne "Pepper" Paire-Davis, though you might not have made the connection at first. Paire-Davis, the inspiration for the character played by Geena Davis, died Saturday of natural causes at age 88.

AC Milan 2-1 Udinese: Balloteli's 2 changes League Table's trendings

Mario Balotelli scored twice on his debut to edge AC Milan to a 2-1 victory over Udinese at San Siro in Saturday's Serie A encounter.

All eyes were set firmly on the 20 million pound signing from Manchester City, who was thrust into the starting lineup at the last possible moment. He broke the deadlock with a close range volley to mark a dominant first half for the Rossoneri. 

Top 10 places Americans are moving to

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Americans are on the move. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 36 million people relocated in 2012, an increase from 2011's record low mover rate of 35.1 million. And while many of those stayed within the same county, plenty of them packed their bags and moved to a different state.

Jim Carrey, whose hand are you holding?

Tasmanian Tiger Wiped Out By Human

Humans alone were responsible for the Tasmanian tiger's extinction in the 20th century, according to a new study that shoots down claims that disease also doomed the meat-eating marsupial.

More officially known as thylacines, Tasmanian tigers (Thylacinus cynocephalus) looked somewhat like striped coyotes and were found throughout most of the Australian island of Tasmania before Europeans settled there in 1803.
Starting at the end of the 19th century, the Tasmanian government paid bounties for thylacine carcasses, as the animals were believed to prey on farmers' sheep and poultry. (A recent study, however, showed that the carnivores' jaws were so weak they likely couldn't have taken down anything larger than a possum.) Humans eventually hunted thylacines to extinction in the early 1900s; the last known individual died in a Tasmanian zoo in 1936.

Mariah Carey's Ex Apologizes

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Behind Mariah, Michael and the constellation of stars at arguably the most successful record label in history stood a man who didn't often talk to the media or explain his motivations.

Beyoncé admits she lip-synced

Beyoncé Knowles held a press conference in New Orleans on Thursday where she talked about her highly anticipated Super Bowl half-time performance. But first, the singer addressed the elephant in the room.

When Beyonce walked on stage she asked the audience to rise, then proceeding to give an impeccable, LIVE acapella performance of the National Anthem. After she finished she asked the audience, simply, “Any questions?”
And questions the media indeed had! Knowles was drilled multiple times to explain what exactly happened at the Presidential Inauguration.
“I am a perfectionist and one thing about me, I practice until my feet bleed. I did not have time to rehearse with the orchestra, it was a live television show," Knowles explained. "Due to the weather, due to the delay, due to no proper sound check I did not feel comfortable taking the risk."
"It was about the President and the Inauguration so I decided to sing along with the prerecorded track, which is very common in the music industry," continued Beyoncé. "I am very proud of my performance.”
omg! Insider’s Kevin Frazier asked the second question of the press conference, asking about rumors surrounding a Destiny’s Child reunion, which Beyonce would neither deny nor confirm, smiling widely. 
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“I can’t really give you any details, I’m sorry!” Knowles coyly responded. However, she did express her excitement about their recent reunion for Love Songs.

10-year-old's science fair project turns heads

A detective provided his daughter with drug-sniffing dogs, like the one pictured here. (Getty Images)

In an early bid for Father of the Year, a Miami police detective allowed his 10-year-old daughter to use three drug-sniffing dogs and an ounce of cocaine for a science fair project, according to the Miami Herald.